Americans can thank General Motors for the new Corvette. It's superb. Also Chrysler for the Viper, keeping the spirit alive. Or Ford for making a 662 hp pony car. Why the hell not? It's 'Merica! But here are ten other cars worth your appreciation before the turkey feast.

10.) Ford GT

The Ford GT40 was the car that made the brand cool again, and the brilliant modern GT is the car that should really make a comeback. Ford doesn't have anything against the Viper and the Corvette.

9.) Volkswagen Phaeton

The biggest bargain since Black Friday. Volkswagen and the Phaeton's first buyers might have lost money on Wolfsburg building a Bentley, but used ones will make you (and your mechanic) a really happy gearhead.

4.) Ford Ranger

Every time something dumb breaks on the Focus or I have to do some sort of work on it, my dad would throw me the keys to his Ranger and tell me "You can keep it as long as you need it"

I had driven this truck through high school and never appreciated its simple brilliance and reliability. Earlier this year, my dad had no desire to keep the Ranger around and threw me the keys once again. This time, all he said was "It's yours".

I'll always be thankful for this truck (and of course, my awesome dad!).

3.) The Old Toyota Camry

All Camrys from 1986-1996 are incredible cars. Both generations of Camrys in that span easily make my top-10 best-looking Toyotas ever. Plus V6 + manual makes them a candidate for then funnest vanilla car ever.

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